Kimon,
I reject you insinuating that I have derailed the topic and am off topic.
The topic was derailed when someone here insinuated that "Greece is leading the way".
Now, this is a
good piece of Police work, and when I heard of it I thought to myself it might be Madeline (this has been in the media lately) who was abducted in Portugal (why would you leave your 2 yo daughter in the hotel room alone and go to dinner?). I also was thankful that Greece could get some positive publicity because it is a rare thing these days. The main thing as pointed out by BillC is that the child is re-united with her real family.
Here the Greek Police officer was asking for immigration papers before they stumbled upon the girl. This is not even scratching the surface let alone any form of a solution, and how can you say that Greece is leading the way from this very simple piece of police work? This is where the topic was derailed! If the topic simply said something like"Great Police work in Greece" or some such and kept things real, there would be no issue. But the underlying issue of this thread is Illegal immigration. I,
am the only person willing to discuss these issues and troubleshoot them for solutions (and I want Greece to solve their crisis). You lot just play
stupid weird games.
Now, let's face it. Greece is not leading the way at all. In fact it is not even in the ballpark. There are claims of 3 million illegal immigrants in Greece. The vast majority of these did not overstay their VISAS or enter Greece from an official Port of Entry.
They were smuggled into Greece, on Turkish Fishing Boats and the owners of these boats are paid by the People Smugglers. Many illegals are paying huge amounts of money to make the crossing into Greece.
At the moment there is no
deterrent! The solution is as I told you before and is as follows:
1)
change the laws and move to a policy of mandatory detention leading to eventual deportation for the majority,
2)
stop the boats from entering Greece by having an intricate surveillance umbrella allowing interdiction.
If the illegals come to the realization that they will get caught by the Greek Authorities and spend time in jail awaiting trial, then they would absolutely
think twice before coming to Greece illegally. Of course, the illegals could always opt for immediate deportation which means they don't go to jail.
This is the stuff Australia can help Greece with. First, the laws in Australia are tough and offer a deterrent. Secondly, enter Australia illegally, and you will get caught. That is the second part of
deterrent. The net result is that illegal immigration (people smuggling) is stopped!
With over 3 million illegals, you might want to rethink the Thracian Fence idea, because there must be a huge hole somewhere, or it is as I say and they illegals are coming by
boat (this is the case).
Also, you might say that with 3 million illegals, Greece has even more reason to adopt Australia's Tough Laws and implement a sophisticated means of detecting illegal activities. Yes, anyone with half a brain can understand that!But as they say!
You can lead a horse to water, in your case substitute the horse for a donkey, but you can't make the donkey drink. I merely offer my suggestion as to what could be a very
viable solution for Greece. Personally, I believe this should have been done long ago before the problem was so large.
Bottom Line is, Greece should be speaking to Australia!
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6738102271